Pocket



Patented Aug, l6, I932 evant PATENT orrmn JACOB CRAMER, F PHILADELPHIA,AND MAX SEER/R, 0F GERMANTOWN, PENNSYEW VANIA, ASSIGNORS T0 IRA JEWELLWILLIAMS AND J. THBUSTON MANNING, {FE

BOTH OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA, RECEIVERS FOR PERKIOMEN TRUNK d BAG COMPANY, INC., A.CORPORATION 0E PENNSYLVANIA Application filed March 8, 1980. Serial No.434,269.

This invention relates to pockets generally, which maybe used whereverpockets are used and particularly adapted for week-end bags, suit cases,or the like,-all of which are 5; hereinafter designated by the singleterm bag,and for automobiles or the like, and

has as a general object the provision of a simple, neat appearing andimproved pocket, to More particularly stated, one of the objects of thisinvention is to provide a pocket having a mouth which is taut in itsclosed pos tion and easily accessible in its open position.

Another object of this invention is to provide a pocket having a mouthwhich is POSP tively fastened in its closed position and which iscomparatively wide in its open position whereby the said pocket whenopen is as easily accessible for inserting or removing contentstherefrom.

Another object of this invention is to provide a pocket having a mouthwhich is positively fastened in the closed position and in which thestresses and strains on the pocket month which arise as an incident ofthe operation of placing articles in the pockets nowknown and used areto a large measure eliminated.

Another object of this invention is to provide a pocket which, thoughhaving a mouth which is positively fastened in the closed position andeasily accessible in the open position is nevertheless neat and plasingto the eye in either position.

Another object of this invention is to produce apocket one wall of whichisformed by a stifi stationary member (such as the lid, a side, or apermanent partition of a trunk or the side door or wall of anautomobile), the other wall of which is formed by a second memberattached to the said stationary wall, the mouth of the said pocket beingtaut and positively fastened in its closed position and beingcomparatively wide and easily accessible in its open pos1tion.

Another object of this invention is to pro-= duce a pocket having apositively fastened mouth in the closed position one lip of which isstationary in both the open and closed position of the said mouth andthe second lip of which is movable with respect to the first said lip.

These as well as other objects, both individually and collectively, andthe advantages resulting therefrom, will become more evident from thefollowing description and drawing which'form a part thereof.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a week-end bag, havingour improved pocket attached to the lid thereof the solid lines showingthe position of the lips and one pocket wall in the closed position andthe dotted lines showing the same in the open position.

Figure 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Figure l the closed positionof the lips and one pocket wall being shown in solid lines and the openposition in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Figure 1 with the closed andopen positions of the lips and one pocket wall being shown by full anddotted lines respectively.

Figure 4: is a perspective view of a weekend bag showing a modificationof our invention, portions of the bag are shown broken away.

Referring more particularly to the drawing wherein similar referencenumerals denote similar parts, reference numeral 1 designates the bag asa unit which consists of a body portion 2 and a lid 3.

lhe lid 3 has, among other things, a top or main wall 4 which hasfastened thereto along three of its'edges by lines of stitching 6, or inany other manner desired, a second partially movable wall 5 whichcombines with a portion of the lid wall 4 to form a pocket 7. The freeedge 8 of the wall 5 is convex in outline and is turned back on itselfto form a wall 22 which is stitched along the line 23 to form a loop 24.A resilient rubber band 19 extends through the loop 24: and has as itsterminal points the terminal points 2020 of the mouth 15 of pocket 7.

The secondary wall 5 is cut longer than the portion of the lid wall 4:with which it is to cooperate and the length is taken up along the lowerline of attachment 25 in a series 01% tucks 26 which result in aplurality of longitudinal folds 21. In the normal or open position ofthe mouth the resilient member 19 is substantially parallel with thebase of the lid 3. Because of the fact that the lip 8 is convex inoutline in the closed position the wall 5 forms a slack or downwardbulge 18 at its lower end when in the open position with the lowestpoint of the bulge directlybelow the highest point in the convex linesas shown very clearly by the solid and dotted lines in Figures 1 and 2which represent the open and closed positions of the pocket mouth.

The lip 8 has attached thereto a base member 9 which carries one of theoperative members of the well known slide fastener closure means 14.Fastened to the lid wall 4 by a line of stitching 12 or in, any othermanner desired is a convex bearing member 11 which carries the operativemembers 13 of the said slide fastener closing means 14. The member 11 isto be considered as the second or stationary lip of the mouth .15 of thepocket 7 A slide 16 completes the slide fastener closure means. Sincethis closure means is well known in the art and can be bought in theopen market, it will not be described in any greater detail here.

When the bag is in use the pocket may be kept in either the open orclosed position. In the open position the slide 16, the lip 8, and theslide fastener member 10 assume the position shown by the dottedlines inFigures 1, 2 and 3. When in this position the secondary wall 5 has thebulge 18 therein (shown in Figures 1 and 2) and the pocket mouth 15 iscomparatively wide (see Figures 2 and 3). Because of the comparativelywide mouth, articles may be deposited in the pocket WithOlltSllbJBCtiIlgthe pocket mouth to undue stresses such as would develop if the articleswere forced through the comparatively narrow pocket openings now ingeneral use. In the open position the resilient member 19 is undertheleast tension.

To positively close the pocket 15 the slide l6is actuated from theposition shown by the dotted lines in Figure 1 to that shown by the fulllines. The slide 16 rides along the convex lip 11 and slide fastenermember 13 and cooperates with the slide fastener member 10, thussimultaneously positively closing the mouth 15 of the pocket 7 andraising and making taut the lip 8 and the partially movable secondarywall 5. In the closed position the lip 8 is convex in outline, as shownin Figure 1, the secondary wall is in the raised position, and theresilient member 19 is under maximum tension.

The modification disclosed in Figure 4 differs from that shown inFigures 1, 2 and 3 only in the fact that cooperating snap fastenlngmeans 17 are substituted for the slide fastener closure means 14, and inthat the resilient member 19 is omitted.

It is to be. distinctly understood that although our invention is hereshown in association with a bag we do not desire tobe limited to thatparticular use, for it is ob vious that our invention can be applied notonly to bag pockets but also to automobile pockets, clothes pockets andin fact to any article or device wherein pockets are necessary ordesirable.

The above disclosure is by the way of illustration only and not by theway of limitation since many changes may be made without departing fromthe spirit of my invention. For instance:-The type of pocket mouthclosure means may be changed: Or the size, shape, outline or material ofeither the bag, the pocket or any of its component elements may bechanged: Or the specific contour of the substantially convex shapedstationary lip or the movable lip which is adapted for cooperation andconnection therewith may be changed: Or the location and manner ofattachment of the pocket may be varied: Or the position or mouth of thepocket may be varied. These as well as other changes are allcontemplated by us and are within the scope of ourinvention. We desire,therefore, that the hereunto appended claims, which are intended todefine our invention, should be limited only by the prior art.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and useful is 1. Apocket consisting of a relatively stifi fixed wall; a second wallattached at all of its edges but one to the said fixed wall and openalong its last said edge to form one of the lips of a mouth for the saidpocket, a portion of the said lip intermediate its limiting ends beinghigher than the said ends.

2. A pocket consisting of a relatively stifi? fixed wall; a second wallattached at all of its edges butone to the said fixed wall and openalong the last said edge to form one of the lips of a mouth for thepocket; fastening means carried by the said fixed wall to define theother of the lips of the said pocket mouth, a portion of the saidfastening means intermediate its limiting ends being higher than thesaid ends, and fastening means carried by the said first lip forcooperating with the said fastening means defining the said second lipfor positively closing the said pocket whenever desired.

3. In combination with a bag a pocket consisting of one of the wallmembers of the said bag and a second wall attached along all of itsedges but one to the said bag wall and open along its last said edge toform one of the lips of the mouth for the said pocket; fastening meansconvex in contour, having its highest point intermediate the terminalends of themouth of said pocket, carried by the said bag wall anddefining the other lip for the said mouth of the said pocket;

and fastening means carried by the first lip and cooperating with thesaid fastening means defining the said other lip for closing the mouthof the said pocket whenever 3 desired.

4:. A pocket consisting of a relatively stiif fixed wall; and asecondary wall attached along all of its edges but one to the said fixedwall, open along its last said edge to form one of the lips of a mouthfor the said pocket, a portion of the .said secondary wall beingvertically movable with respect to the said fixed wall; a convex track,having its terminal points at the mouth terminal ends,

defining the other lip for the said mouth; a closure element carried bythe first said lip and mounted for sliding movement along the said trackfor positively closing the pocket whenever desired.

5. In combination with a bag a pocket consisting of one of the wallmembers of the said bag and a secondary wall attached along all of itsedges but one to the said bagwall and open along its ast said edge toform one of the lips of the mouth for the said pocket, the said lipbeing substantially convex in contour in the closed position of the.said mouth and substantially in a straight line in the open position ofthe mouth; a

substantially 'convex track, having its terminal points at the mouthterminal ends, carried by the said bag wall and defining the other lipof the said mouth; a closure element carried by the first said lip andmounted for sliding movement along the said track for positively closingthe said pocket when ever desired.

6. In combination with a bag a pocket consisting of one of, the wallmembers of the said bag and a secondary wall, having a plurality offolds, attached along three of its edges to the said bag wall and openalong its fourth edge to form one of the lips of the mouth for the saidpocket, the said lip being substantially convex in contour in the closedposition of the said mouth and forming substantially a straight line inthe open position of the mouth; a resilient member carried by the saidlip; a substantially convex slide fastener closure element having itsterminal points at the mouth terminal ends, carried by the said bag walland defining the other lip of the said mouth; a cooperating slidefastener closure element carried by the first said lip for cooperatingwith the said closure element carried by the said bag wall positivelyclosing the said pocket whenever desired; and actuating means foractuating the slide fastener closure elements.

In testimony whereof we hereby aifix our signatures.

Y JACOB CRAMER.

MAX SHEER. I

